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cliffetzelphoto reacted to a post in a topic: Why won't Serif listen to customer needs and create a Lightroom alternative for us?
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DragonWhimsy reacted to a post in a topic: AD Pixel Persona- Show Pixel Selection/Hide Pixel Selection
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debraspicher reacted to a post in a topic: Why won't Serif listen to customer needs and create a Lightroom alternative for us?
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In Serif's original roadmap for the Affinity suite a Lightroom alternative was listed as something they wanted to do as the fourth program of the suite. That roadmap also mentions both Publisher and the IPad apps which at the time didn't yet exist. You can see this in the forward to the Affinity Designer workbook. My theory is that when developing Publisher and the IPad apps that both Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo took real hits to their development of new features. It's likely Serif felt that those programs had lost a lot of momentum that they originally had as they just weren't being developed fast enough for its user's needs and so they decided to refocus on their main three products for the time being until they are more feature complete. I have no doubt a lightroom alternative is coming eventually. But it does seem to have been delayed for the moment.
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Brush Engine
DragonWhimsy replied to Ruslan TV's topic in Feedback for the Affinity V2 Suite of Products
I can't speak for the original poster but many digital painting workflows make use of photobashing which most art programs aren't very good at. It's Photoshop's main advantage over more dedicated art programs. For those people a better brush engine in the Affinity programs would free them from Adobe's high prices. I have no idea what Serif's future plans are, but I am encouraged by their recent improvements to the brush panel, the addition of the recent brushes history on a layer, the improvements to the brush creation panel, and improvements to the color mixing brush. Maybe it's an indication of more improvements to come? -
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AD & AP: Brush size panel
DragonWhimsy replied to DragonWhimsy's topic in Feedback for the Affinity V2 Suite of Products
That's a really useful version of what I'm talking about. I like the idea as long as in the options for that panel you can pick which of the three you wish to display. Having all three in one panel like that is a really nice option to have. Is that from a specific program or did you mock that up? -
AD & AP: Brush size panel
DragonWhimsy replied to DragonWhimsy's topic in Feedback for the Affinity V2 Suite of Products
That really doesn't solve the problem because it assumes the user always uses the same brush sizes in every project and does so with the same exact brushes every time. If those two conditions are not true, then to use your workaround is to create a huge amount of what are essentially duplicate brushes that clog up the brush panel. You suggest this should just be done in the brush panel but even you admit that your workaround is "a bit laborious." It's true this wouldn't be a major feature, but it IS a nice quality-of-life feature for some users. It takes the "a bit laborious" out of the equation and just makes the experience of using the brushes flow naturally and feel better to use. And a nice bonus on top of that is this is unlikely to require much of Serif's resources to implement. -
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DragonWhimsy reacted to a post in a topic: AD & AP: Brush size panel
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AD & AP: Brush size panel
DragonWhimsy replied to DragonWhimsy's topic in Feedback for the Affinity V2 Suite of Products
You are correct. That is indeed what I am suggesting. I should have provided an image I suppose. Sorry for any confusion. -
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debraspicher reacted to a post in a topic: AD & AP: Brush size panel
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I know many might not think this is a very sexy feature, but I'd like to suggest adding a brush size panel to the interface in both Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer. Yes, there are keyboard shortcuts, the width dropbox, and even the dial on my drawing tablet. But somehow, I just find the ability to get the exact size of brush I want with a single click much nicer than scrolling or scrubbing up and down each size increment. It feels faster and less intrusive. I hope you'll consider this, thanks for reading!
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It'd be great if in Affinity Designer's Pixel Persona we could have the option to hide the pixel selection like we have in Affinity Photo. I know there are workarounds, but nonetheless it'd be very convenient to have this quality-of-life feature ported over. At one point years ago, there was a dev working on this (yes I have a very long memory) but it seems to have been forgotten about so I thought I'd post a little reminder and hopefully someone will pick it up again. Thanks for reading!
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thomasmoulson reacted to a post in a topic: Displaying brush names in the brush panel
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I just wanted to take a quick moment and say thank you to Serif for adding this feature in the upcoming 2.1 release. I started this thread two years ago and it seems only fitting to close it out with a big 'ol thank you! Showing the brush names as well as keeping the brush highlighted even after changing the size is going to make the whole brush experience feel so much smoother. It's greatly appreciated.
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hugpeter reacted to a post in a topic: Displaying brush names in the brush panel
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I agree that the Affinity programs are a huge value for the money and anyone who says they haven't gotten their monies worth is just being hyperbolic. I do think the negativity is somewhat understandable though. I don't at all think that it has been made clear by Serif that a major upgrade is in the works for 2022. Where would I get that info? A random and still very vague and cryptic Twitter post? A blog I've never heard of before meant for publishers? I had no idea that 2.0 was happening until I read it on a post in this thread. To be made clear by Serif it would have to be on a sticky post in these forums if they only want the hardcore users to know, or on the Affinity Spotlight blog if they wanted it to be more commonly known. The last patch with new features was 1.9 and that was more than a year ago with no public beta available for the next one. The betas themselves often take a couple of months. So if you don't know that the next patch is a really big 2.0 patch, it seems like we're waiting a little long for a more standard 1.11 patch. I think part of the cause of this is that it has seemed that Affinity Designer and Photo have seemed to had their development slowed since they began working on Affinity Publisher. It does feel a bit like Serif is stretched to their limit and it's been unclear if they can develop 3 apps +3 Ipad versions of those apps at more than a glacial pace. I think there wouldn't be any negativity here if it had been made clear by Serif that 2.0 was coming this year. The problem is that wasn't made clear. And of course it's up to Serif when the best time to start marketing that is. But I think a quick "Hey this is happening" earlier would reassure the most dedicated users. I'd bet most users are aware that the 2.0 patch is a big deal and should take longer than the usual patches and are perfectly fine with that. What it really comes down to is that people don't really need this or that specific feature. They want reassurance that the Affinity Suite has a bright future and they are right to stick with it. Honestly when I found out yesterday that 2.0 is coming this year I felt a lot of reassurance. In any case I think you're probably right about the announcement next month and I'm guessing there will be a lot more positivity then.
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I agree, when changing the size of a brush it's still the same brush, at least for the user, no matter what the app is thinking. And every other design and art app out there presents it in the same way. Speaking of changing brush sizes, another of those low hanging fruits would be a brush size panel. Sometimes that just seems faster than using the size adjuster already in the app or using the dial on my pen tablet. It's an easy feature and it's pretty standard in competing software. Also adding the brush name in the history panel. Instead of "Paint Brush Tool" it would be something like "Paint Brush Tool: Chalky Brush 1" or something. Clip Studio Paint has that feature and it's great for remembering what brush you just tested out 3 brushes ago and want to go back to. Just those 4 really easy features to add would enhance my experience with the program so much. Displaying the brush names in the brush panel on desktop, keeping the selected brush highlighted even when changing sizes, a brush size panel with different brush sizes already all laid out, and the brush name in the history panel. Super easy to add, super standard in design and art programs. And such a huge improvement to the brush experience. All without even touching the underlying brush engine. They're quick additions that add a ton of value.
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I would love to see that too. I feel like there's a lot of low hanging fruit that Serif could pluck that would make the overall brush experience a lot more enjoyable without them even touching the bush engine. The lack of a few simple features is really making using brushes in Affinity a painful and annoying experience for me.
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DragonWhimsy reacted to a post in a topic: Displaying brush names in the brush panel
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Perspective grid
DragonWhimsy replied to Olivier Bujold's topic in Feedback for Affinity Designer V1 on iPad
+1, and sooner rather than later if at all possible. There's two main purposes to the pixel persona, sketching and adding textures to vector objects. If I have to sketch in a competing product to get perspective guides then the pixel persona is 50% less useful. And having such a strong raster mode in a vector program is supposed to be one of AD's strengths. -
It's been three years. Any chance we can get you to bump the request again?
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